In the case of negative externalities in production, the firm's internal costs:
A. exceed the external costs.
B. overstate the true cost of producing the product.
C. equal the external costs.
D. understate the true cost of producing the product.
Answer: D
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If the yield curve is flat for short maturities and then slopes downward for longer maturities, the liquidity premium theory (assuming a mild preference for shorter-term bonds) indicates that the market is predicting
A) a rise in short-term interest rates in the near future and a decline further out in the future. B) constant short-term interest rates in the near future and a decline further out in the future. C) a decline in short-term interest rates in the near future and a rise further out in the future. D) a decline in short-term interest rates in the near future and an even steeper decline further out in the future.
During the years 1979 to 1982, the Federal Reserve's announced policy was monetary targeting. During this time period the Federal Reserve
A) hit all of their monetary targets. B) did not hit any of their monetary targets because it is believed that controlling the money supply was not the intent of the Federal Reserve. C) did not hit any of their monetary targets because they were unrealistic. D) hit about half of their monetary targets.
In Figure 13-2 above, suppose that the Fed maintains a constant nominal money supply, commodity prices are fixed, and that commodity demand is unstable ranging from IS0 to IS1. Equilibrium Y would then range from
A) A0 to A1. B) B0 to B1. C) C0 to C1. D) Insufficient information.
Which of the following is necessarily true when an economy is in long-run equilibrium?
a. Prices will be constant (that is, inflation will be zero). b. The actual output will be less than the full-employment (or potential) output. c. The actual rate of unemployment equals the natural rate of unemployment. d. The output of the economy will be greater than the full-employment output.